My first WSM cook over the weekend - sans pics

N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 19 2012 Post subject: My first WSM cook over the weekend - sans pics

Sorry no pics for this one had some technical difficulties , as in , my PC at home bit the dust along with my modem Sad

and I can't do the pics here at work....

Well I cooked a PB ,Ribs , Moink Balls and a variation on ABT's...

My overall impression of the WSM is I LIKE IT... I could control the temp much better than on my offset....

I did my first bone in PB , it was good , but , I think I will go back to getting my PB's from GFS as this one from the butcher was 8.5 lbs and cost $23 , at GFS I get 2 8lb PB for ~$26... I was surprised it only took less than 8 hours at ~250 and the internal temp was at 216 Shocked

, I took my eye off the thermometer at the stall , came back and it was 216....

While the PB was cooking I made Moink balls out of ground brisket , these were really good , but , I did cook them a little too long and they were a bit dry , but , a splash of Big Rons sauce and all was well...

Along with the Moink's I made a variation of the ABT's , a few weeks ago we made ABT's with Jalapeno's , good god they were HOT , I had to give them to a friend , we made about 20 of them and could only eat 4. Then the next day I found mini - bell peppers , I tried using them , well just not any spice to them , so , ,last weekend I took the mini-bell peppers stuffed them with the cream cheese mixture but added ground up hot sausage to them , now these were REALLY good !!! I also didn't cut them in half I just cut the end off , cored them and put the cream cheese/hot sausage mixture in a bag and piped them full of the mixture then wrapped them in the bacon , MUCH easier....

unfortunately on Sunday there were way too many thunderstorms in the area so I had to do the ribs in the oven , I put one rack in the freezer and cooked the other , hopefully this coming Sunday I will have time to do the other rack on the WSM....

sorry no pics , the Moink and ABT's came out fantastic looking , I will have pics of those for sure the next time I make them... maybe Sunday...

Many thanks to everyone for all the advice regarding the WSM....

Dan

Shocked

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bacchus99 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jun 2012 Posts: 29

Which size WSM did you get? I'm sold on the WSM but i'm unsure what size i want. Only issue is i have about $80 in gift cards to bass pro but they only carry the 18.5.

N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 19 2012 Post subject:

Bacchus99

I went with the smaller one .... check out this thread I started before I bought one , I was asking which size to get , got lots of answers , I think the general consensus was the smaller one , but , it also depends on what you want to do with it ...

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58391&highlight=

Dan

p.s. you wont be sorry which ever size you get !! these things hold temps great ...
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DrunkPlumber · Posted: Jun 20 2012 Post subject:

"Sorry no pics for this one had some technical difficulties "===STI-RIKE ONE!
"made ABT's with Jalapeno's , good god they were HOT"===STI_RIIIIIKE TWO!
"thunderstorms in the area so I had to do the ribs in the oven "===STI-RIIKKKEE THREE! You're OUTTA here!!!!
HAD to do the ribs in the oven? HAD to? Couldn't wait? Could pull the smoker in the garage with the door open? Didn't have an umbrella? HAD to? What did those poor ribs ever do to you? OHHH, the humanity!!! Crying or Very sad

JK,

Glad you like the new smoker Very Happy

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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 20 2012 Post subject:

DP

Yeah I expected some grief from this thread , I actually thought about moving the WSM into the garage , but , at this time that isn't an option either , too much crap in there... I have also been looking at a way to basically put an awning on the front of the garage so I can cook in the storms , especially since the garage faces East...

I also tried another round of ABT's with Jalapeno's , but , this time I soaked half of them in milk , it does tone them down a bit , but , the way I made them using the mini-bell peppers is easier and were fantastic...

Dan
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DrunkPlumber · Posted: Jun 20 2012 Post subject:

N8, When you use the japs are you cleaning out the seeds and pulp? When I do that they are normally not hot at all. In fact, I have been leaving most of the pulp in for MORE heat. Not just for me but others as well.
I think I will try your mini bell recipe, they sound delicious!
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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

DP

Yeah took everything out of them , I don't usually eat that much hot stuff so I am not used to it. To give you an idea of how wimpy I am when it comes to hot stuff compared to all you guys , Franks Red Hot is about as hot as I can comfortably go...

regarding the mini-bell's all I did was use the same cream cheese mixture from the ABT's and added probably a 1/2 pound of the hot sausage (slightly browned) , then piped that in the peppers and wrapped the bacon around them , we wrapped the bacon over then end to seal in the cheese mixture , works great...

I am sure you will like them , plus , for me it was easier to assemble than a standard ABT...

Dan
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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

KC

Well the story gets worse Embarassed

due to my girlfriend having to go back to work (she manages a small restaurant) I had to pull the PB off the WSM and put it in the oven too on Saturday , we were supposed to be gone longer than the WSM would hold temp....

I know what you are thinking "oh the humanity" not the Hindenburg version , but the " as god as my witness I thought turkeys could fly" version from WKRP , if you haven't seen it , search for it in YouTube....

I will try not to do such heinous (i don't think i have ever spelled that word before) acts again in the future...

Dan
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DrunkPlumber · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

"I had to pull the PB off the WSM and put it in the oven too "

(said in a shrill voice while snapping my fingers in time)
Oh no u ditnt. What I dun tell u?

Dan, while I appreciate your honesty, alas, some things are better left unsaid Wink

I am pretty sure that almost everyone who posts on the ring has, at one time or another, finished food in the oven.
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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

KC

Now if I had used the offset that's sort of the way the ribs and PB would have looked ....

Dan
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1buckie · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

1Buck

I made some others that I soaked in milk for awhile , it toned them down a little , I will try the sprite thing too , I like the taste of them , I also really liked the other version we did , I am still experimenting so I am sure I will try the jalapenos again , besides I planted several jalapeno plants so i will have to do something with them.

Dan
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k.c.hawg · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 17 May 2009 Posts: 1752

N8DCJ if you ever encounter another rain and you are in a pinch try this. Open your top vent on your WSM. Set a charcoal chimney on top of your wsm, take a weber kettle lid or similar with the top vent closed and set on top of the chimney. With your breathning holes for your chimney closest to your WSM lid it should allow plenty of air flow. Adjust all vents as necessary to maintain temp.
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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

KC

Good idea !!!

actually the rain doesn't bother me much , I spent 12 years of weekends on lake Erie and being wet was just the norm...

Its that 100 Million Volt 30,000 Degree bright flash from the sky that I try to stay away from. my smokers are all under tree's and my 75 foot ham radio tower (that's were the N8DCJ comes from ) is about 80 feet away. I do not know why but where we live has lots of close lighting strikes , it probably has to do with the terrain , on the other side of town I never had these strikes this close so consistently.

Dan
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1buckie · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

"Its that 100 Million Volt 30,000 Degree bright flash from the sky that I try to stay away from. my smokers are all under tree's and my 75 foot ham radio tower (that's were the N8DCJ comes from ) is about 80 feet away."

OK Dangermouse.....We'll letcha off the hook for that one.....
But please don't put ribs in the oven , Martha Stewart !!!!
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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject:

Dangermouse..... LOL

I used to love that show , but, it is no longer on any of the 3 bazzilion cable channels i get , or should i say 23 channels and 3 bazzilion infomercial channels.

hmmm , I might have to see if it available on DVD...

Dan
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k.c.hawg · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 17 May 2009 Posts: 1752

I always have one of my "friends" stand about 50 feet away and hold a golf club skyward while I tend the smoker Shocked

My brother in law in Hot Springs Arkansas has been a ham operator for 40 plus years. He used to erect ham radio towers in his younger years. He is Phil @ WA5VRQ.
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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 21 2012 Post subject: